Rating:
33272
{51}%
1 vote
Colorado River Bridge
Photos
View from the low-water bypass below.
Photo taken by Kevin Dellaria in May 2011
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BH Photo #213523
Description
The location of this bridge needs further verification. On the map, the location appears accurate, based on distance traveled on CR 337, road markers, etc. But the waterway the bridge spans appears to be little more than large, dry gulch, and may not be the Colorado river.
Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over Colorado River on CR 337
- Location
- Mitchell County, Texas
- Status
- Closed to traffic. A useable bypass is below the bridge.
- History
- Built 1950; rehabilitated 1970
- Design
- Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 409.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
- Recognition
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Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +32.20944, -100.87306 (decimal degrees)
32°12'34" N, 100°52'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/323469/3565189 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Pecan Crossing
- Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
- 100
- Inventory numbers
- TXNBI 081680AA0142002 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33272 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of April 2016)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- June 28, 2022: New photos from Bambi Sharkoman
- June 26, 2022: Updated by Bambi Sharkoman: Updated Approach Design
- September 11, 2011: New photos from Kevin Dellaria
This Bridge is over the Colorado River there is just a low water crossing immediately upstream that affects the flow when water levels are low